I think most responsible adults have come to the realization by now that internet ads are mostly ISP-capturing or email-capturing devices for snaring potential customers-- not customers for the products advertised, but e-commerce customers who will purchase the captured "market" data. This practice relies on the research-proven fact that there are plenty of irresponsible, immature "adults" who can't resist the word FREE.

So I do appreciate the initial poster's heads-up that Mudcat has its share of these "ads." But it still has far less than I encounter everywhere else I roam.

~Susan